Turban and method of fabrication



Nov. 21,1944. s, PAULL TURBANl AND METHOD OF FABRICATION Filed Feb.

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Patented Nov. 21, 1944 c c ,c 1 l"."]",2,363,198 l l mURBANlANDvMETHoDfOF FABRICATION;

` VScymour Paull, Chicago, elll.`

" l Applicationfrebrary19, `1943, serialiNq. 475,331

, \lClains. "inyentic'n relates to afturba'n which `can be "made "o`f .two 'Sheets lof"falbric""`n`1at`erial,l `and the method of fabricating suchaturban.` c V"One of the "obijetsof the invention istopro- `duce a turban rnade of two sheets of cloth in sucha manner `that thefiinished article has -none of "the selyage'of 'the material exposed. 2

another` object ofthewinventionis to produce na turban of jtwoseparate sheets of material "so that "the finishedarticle mayfbejemployedasa "headdress with one surface exposed, 4and maybe re'adilyjreyersed to` expose thejothernsurface.` l f Another object of `the"intention is "to VIprovide h can be `easily out and "a .reversible ,tu ban whi readily fabricated.

`of fabrication are illustrated in the accompanying drawing,`inwhich:` ,c

l Figure `1 shows the complete 'turbanin nished f'rrll; f 1 'W 4`ligure `2 "shows one jform` c of f cuttingthe two sheets of `fabric `from which theturban ismade;

j, Figure 3 `shows the stitching ofthe edges ofthe two sheets 4of 4fabric up `to 'the cowl; 'f

c `ffigure 4 shows the stitching of the cowl;

" fj this invention and the nieuwe anantehea ait-the tcp atfm te rorin the cpw1.'- Asshown in Figure $3,-1Lhe` two 'fabricsheets stitching 2E`,"togther along theirl 4edges except the edges 22 and 23 and 24` and 25alongthel`te`p, `from the corner I8 to 1thecorner I9,` and except 'for the short lopening `-2l) necessary to turn the l iinished turban inside out`to concealthewedges and stitching; The `stitching `2`6 is preferably of akihd which isturned over 'the' edge t'c protect the selvage againstrayeling` and may fbe in the form shownin thesectin,jFi`gure 8; c

After the two `;sl'1eets,of 'fabricfare stitchedtogether as shown in`Figure`3, theunstitched portion between thecorners I8 and I9 'isstitched in a'differentmanner.l "The notched portions "I'I of "Figure f5 ,shows the beginning of "the` reversing `of thestitched turban to fconcealtall selyageand Figure `6 `shows for the drawing of the top` portion into the cowl shape;

Figure 7 is a sectional View of the top of the cowl to showthe drawstring by which the cowl is drawn into nishedform; l

Figure 8 is a section` takenon the line B1--8 of Figure 5, to` show a. suggested form of stitch drawn over the edges of the fabric to reduce rayeling; l i

Figure 9 is a section taken on the line 9f9 of Figure 6 to show a finishing stitch which may be takento form a French seamif desired.

` Referring to the drawing, the `turban ofthis` invention isshown in Figure; 1. It is made in c the form of a head portion, Il, called in this specification a co`wl,\` and two opposed trailing portions, I2 and I3.

`the turbanjcompleted except Leach sheetare fseparated'asfar aswpossible. This results` in `corners I8 uand 1 ISfcoming Ltcgether. '-Edgesf22 and 23 are brought together along 'the top edgea'nd the :edges ofllthehotchof each sheet, asare a1so"`edges 2l and 25 by doublingl each sheet along the middle thereof. The result is Va continuous lnew :edge vfrom :point 29 `to 30,

and tnesheets are tjhenlstitched together :hong

thisedget Pointepis thenifomedin to 11e against point 29,resu1tingin thecowl taking the appear,-

ance as it isillustrated in Figure i5. This stitch# type `which protects the fraying. l l

After the operations shownin Figures 3, 4, and 5, the turban is ready to be turned inside out edge of the fabric Vfrom through `the hole 20 left in the side seam. This is done as shown in` Figure 6, and the hole 20 may then be stitched shut. Although au of the In the turban` of this invention `the exterior surface, indicated by dots and short lines, ispreferably made of a fabric of different texture or color from that employed forthe inner sur-l face, indicated by shortcurved lines.

As shown in Figure 2, the turban maybe made from two sheets of fabric, I4 and I5,\each cut to` the same pattern, generally rectangular in form l butcutfalmost the full length with the slot I6, l

seams are,V concealed by turning the turban inside out, "if it is desired to give the turban a highly c nished appearance, this may beldone by iinish- 1ing all seams with `a French' seam 21, as shown in Figures 7 and 9. The cowl of the turban may then` be drawn `together and formed by4 a short drawstring running through and gathering together the material running from the prow 28 of the cowl II ,about half way to the crotch I'I.

The `turban may be placed with the cowl over the head and the trailing portions wrapped around the head in many ways, to suit the `fancy of thewearer., Because of the method of fabricationv herein shown, the cowl may be readily I reversedand the other side "of the turban exposed as the exterior surface. Because of the method of finishing, no seams orfabric edges areexposed and the turban, becauseof the choice ofthe two surfaces, which maybe of diierent textures or colors, is completely reversible and in practice gives the wearer the service of two turbans.

Although the invention has been disclosed in connection with the specic details of a preferred embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that 5 such details are not intended to be limitative of the invention except insofar as set forth in the accompanying claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A reversible turban comprising a cowl and l0 two' opposed trailing portions formed from two symmetrical sheets of fabric cut into substangl tially rectangular form, with a deep slot running from the bottom edge upward in the middle of the sheet and a shallow notch cut downward from l5 the top edge in the middle of the sheet,'the sheets being stitched together along their bottom and Y side edges, the top edges of each sheet being doubled over along the middle of the sheet and each sheet stitched to itself along the top edge 20 and the edges of the notch to form a pocket in each sheet, and the pocket in the one sheet turned within the pocket of the other sheet to form a cowl.

two opposed-trailing portions formed from two symmetrical sheets of fabric cut into substantially rectangular form, with a deep slot running from the bottom edge upward in the middle of the sheet and a shallow notch cut ydownward from 3c the top edge in the middle of the sheet, the sheets being stitched together along their bottom and side edges except for an opening in one edge, and the top edge of each, sheet being doubled over along the longitudinali axis of the sheet, and each 3f sheet so doubled stitched to itself along the top edge and along the edges of thev notch to form a. pocket in Veach sheet, one of the pockets so formed being thrustwithin the other to form a i cowl, and a portion of the topv edge being drawn 4" together to form gathers in the cowl.`

3. The method of ymaking a reversible turban, comprising thesteps of cutting two symmetrical sheets of fabric Y substantially rectangular in shape, cutting a slot upward from the bottom of 5 each sheet along the middle thereof, cutting a shallow notch in the top of each lsheet along the midcue tnerof, stitching the two sheets to- 2., A reversible turban, comprising a cowl and g5 gether along the bottoms, the slot edges, and side edges thereof, except for a small opening in one edge, doubling the top portionsv of each sheet along the middle thereof, stitching the doubled portions of each sheet together along the top edge and the edges of the notch to form a pocket in each sheet, bringing the pocket in the inner sheet within and adjacent the pocket in the outer sheet, and turning the turban inside out through the hole in the side edge thereof.

4. The method of making a reversible turban, comprising the steps of cutting two symmetrical sheets of fabric substantially rectangular in` shape, cutting a slot upward from the bottom of ea'ch sheet along the middle thereof, cutting a Vvshallow notch in the top yof each sheet along 1 the middle thereof, stitching the two sheets together along the bottoms, the slot edges, and sidey edges thereof, except for a small opening in one edge,f doubling the top portions of each sheet along the middle thereof, stitching the doubled portions of each sheet together along the top edge and edges of the notch to form a pocket in each sheet, bringing the pocket in the inner sheet within and adjacent thepocket in the outer sheet, turning the turban inside out through the hole in the side edge thereof, stitching the unstitched portion in the side edge of they sheets, and drawing the forward portion of the top portion of the two sheets together to form a cowl.J

5. A reversible turban comprising a cowl. and two opposed trailing portions formed from two symmetrical sheets of fabric of substantially rectangular form, split along the middle from the .bottom for approximately` two-thirds of the 

